University of Limerick publication on Chinese higher education-based physical education teacher educators’ professional learning needs for involvement in research activities
Tag: Ann MacPhail
Publication: Professional learning and development needs of Chinese university-based physical education teacher educators
University of Limerick publication from Yueying Gong, Ann MacPhail & Ainat Guberman (2021): on the professional learning and development needs of Chinese university-based physical education teacher educators
Publication: Nurturing solidarity: Considering the internationalization of research activities in kinesiology as a moral practice
Research Impact: There is a growing interest in the internationalization of research activities in higher education institutions. Economic and political motivations are increasingly the key drivers for internationalization which might be viewed as disruptive and […]
A research-practice partnership for enhancing policy preparedness in physical education – Jenna R. Lorusso
Policy neglect is normative in physical education given the lack of preparation for policy engagement in initial teacher education, continuing professional development, and graduate programmes (Lorusso, et al., 2020; van der Mars, 2019). The consequences […]
Research Master’s opportunity in Teacher Education
The University of Limerick is delighted to offer a one-year full-time or two-year part-time opportunity for a Research Master’s aligned to the development of teacher education and the professional learning needs of teacher educators in […]
Be aware and share: Reflections from an awarded team-teaching experience
Recently we (Antonio, Ann and Dylan) have been selected as the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences winners of the Team-Teaching Excellence Award. Despite these turbulent times, and thanks to the collective investment into this […]
Publication: The role of the critical friend in supporting and enhancing professional learning and development
Research Impact: We contend that the notion of critical friend is a legitimate consideration with respect to considering how to most effectively encourage professional relationships that support and enhance professional learning and development (PLD).The authors […]
Publication: Applying research to practice in school physical education
Research Impact Summary: This paper provides useful and realistic guidelines and user-friendly step-by-step templates and examples to follow for teachers accessing, reading, and applying research to practice in a manageable way. It is our hope […]
Publication: Teacher agency in enacting physical education in a period of curriculum change
Research Impact: This paper explores the role of teacher agency in one teacher’s enactment of a new school subject (Leaving Certificate Physical Education). The paper presents three teaching episodes whereby the process of achieving […]
Looking out for each other’s wellbeing: Dealing with Covid-19: Ann MacPhail & Samuel O. Babalola
‘My focus will be on easing my fears and those of my students and doing anything that assists our mental and physical health’ (Cohan, 2020). Without doubt, teachers and school students have been through a […]
